The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23


turned up this driveway leading to the double
doorway, Arensdorf in the lead and turning
his head from side to side over his shoulders
as he ran. His ompaDion Peters, the larger
OF the two, came directly after him
aud looking straight ahead they
This testimony was badly picked TO pieces on
the cross examination, il being clearly proven
that Van Ingham had made other statements
at various times. Other testimony corrobor-
ates this witness as to the two men going
across the bridge, but the testimony of Mrs,
Eberhard, wife of the proprietor Of the Column
bra House, in front of whose place the minis
ter was killed, does not agree with the story
Of Van lngham as TO the number and speed.
She did not see Them but thinks from the
sound there must have been three men cross
the bridge, and they were walking instead OF
running.
JOHN FTTzsISnIoNs
Vas looking out of the Columbia House door
when the shot was fred and through the
darkness saw the assassin commit the deed.
hut il was too dark to recognize him further
than to state that the color of his pants was
light The man who fired the shot went to
ward the bridge. Fitzslmmons described the
shooting of Haddock with considerable dram
attic force and effect and said when the man
came out from the corner and met Haddock
he passed the latter about a foot and then
turned and shot him. There was no scuffie.
The man that fired the shot walked toward the
around quite little bit, gurgled and fell OH
his hands and knees.
WILLIE JUNK,
ron Of a sal0ou-keeper; James Scollard, street
commissioner; Il. G. Grady, city councilman
and deputy United States Collector and T. T.
Murphy, United States District Attorney and,
until the case came up in court, one of the
states council in the present case gave testi-
monv which related to the meeting at Junk's
saloon after the hack bearing four of the con
splrators had returned from the Greenvile
house in pursuit of the buggy containing Had
dock and Turner. Scotland GRADY and Young
lunk's testimony IL to the effect that Arenas
dorf TrIeber, Munchrath and Lesvitt com
posed the Darty in the hack and that this
party left the saloon about fifteen minutes be
fore the shot was heard that killed Haddock
J. T. Murphy said he was being driven
home from the depot that night in hack
The hack was stopped about a half block from
the scene of the murder and he heard a con
Eersatlon and, looking out of the hack, saw
Fred Munchrath, jr., talking 10 the driver.
MunChrath had a companion with him but he
stood too far away 10 be identified; Muuchrath
looked into the hack and Murphy spoke TO
him. He was then driven home, two squares
beyond Twenty minutes later he heard of
the shooting
Mr. Murphy, it should be explained was
lis only Democrat employed by the State and
4 had been hoped by all concerned that all
alleged pO itical significance attaching TO the
trial might be rendered nil by his connect on
with It Al the opening Of the case however,
Mr.. Murp y withdrew, giving as his reason
that the pay he had already received was in
sufficient 10 compensate him for time spent
and he saw no adequate pecunlarv reward in
view Despite the offer of the court to grant
him the legal fees provided in such cases. Mr.
Murphy refused TO reconsider his determine
old. aud withdrew from the case.
VIM. Williamson, Geo. A. Lang and : Adel-
ehelm, who had presided at the last meeting
of the Saloon Keepers Association gave testi-
mony Of comparatively little importance, and
HARRY l. IEAvTTT
Vas called. Witness said lie vas proprietor of
the Standard Theatre ut gho time of the muir
der Of Hsddock; that he was well acquainted
With the defendant as they had business
dealings previous to the night of the shooting
Of about seven months; that he attended a
liquor mems meeting at which Arensdorf was
present, that 8rensdorf said that We ought to
blow up or burn down Hadd0ck's or Turner's
house; that we brewers have got too much
money at stake TO be bothered with them sons
Of b any longer Witness then told of
going with Fred Munchrsth, jr. next morning
70 the depot, and that the latter proposed
@ Dan Moriarity to lick Haddock CT
Walker for $50, and that he refused.
| walked down TO the corner and
crossed toward the Sioux National Bank: there
VAS Platb, TrIeber, Munchrath. Peters and
two Germans; 1 can't remember exact lust
now; there might have been more; learned
afterwards the Germans were Granda and
KoachnitskI; they were talking about the
Greenvllle case, TO come up the next cay. and
that HaddOck and Turner were ont with
their own horse and went over to GreenvilIe
to gain some new evidence; Irieber said
suppose We 20 down there and lust see
how he gains his evidence, and I said ali
night Witness then told how himself Peters.
Irieber and one other man-Plath he
thought-got into a hack IN front Of the Hub
bard House and drove 10 GreeuviIle, and re
turned 10 Junk's saloon, and left the hack
and entered the saloon; there met Scollard
Grady, Junk, Arensdorf after got the cigars
they seemed to all start TO 60 home ss did:
the one they call Bismarck caniesHp and
-ald the buggy had come hack, just as We got
out on the outside; Arcnsdorf SAID, ''Iet Ne
70 and see; we went toward Water
street~-Arensdorf Peters Trieb1r PIatb
Bismarck and myself: stopped at the
fence corner OF Fourth and Water streets:
Munchrath said if they licked Iaddock. lust
give him a hlack-eye; Arensdorf said some
thing sbout drunken Dutchmen;" saw Had
dock at the crossing coming toward Fourth
street; ArensdOrf started towards him: they
met some en- steps from Water strect-cro.sirc,
m the road; when they met Arenedurf looked
INTO Haddocks face, and Haddock raised his
hand and the hand came down and Arensdorf
passed and shot M Haddock groaned and
stumbled and finally fell; Arenadorf kept
right ahead over Water street about two
seconds after | started TO run towards Water
street A. this point OF the proceedings Of the
case States attorney Marsh made the follow
ing request:
1t were representing Mr. Haddock coming
from the west on Water street, on the cross
'uE, YOU say Mr.. Arensdorf came from the
ether direction towards him If YOU were Mr.
Nreusdort-lust illustrate nov how il was
done yet up e.use Now walk ON towards
mo aud illustrate what motions and des,ribo
4 y0u can as YOU saw It occur that m gbt
yell, sir, sand the witness ~Arensdorf
walked right out and Pctcrs after him. HENRI
Peters, and az he got up to the minister he
coke N his face this wav Indicating Tn.
hand went mp the left hand Arensdorf
-tepped right that way indicating 10 the right
ana nred Peters was eight or ten feet from
Haddoch at the time. went right on after Ar
ensdort ! went over TO Ryan= house on
Water street: there mot Mr.. Riley and his wife.
b'ilE l'oersam and his wife: talked with Doer-
sam about the shooting sent him for NV wife:
he returned from JohnsUn's with nv wife:
after which and my wife went to our rooms
on FOURTH street, saw Arenedorf the lav after
shooting and he asked me ii seen il. | said
res, John I i bad thing furYor; vcfl Ought
never 70 have d. ne that He said ! know
81; out everybody has got to keep sui. Did
anybody Sec 1t besides you. I said. Every
ncdy on the spot there must have seen il
John. iecause they all stopped dumb when +
happened; and he saws. Can depepd or
2ous ] says: NoU cam he saws. ~ a broth
cry says Yes That j. about d,
Sire conversation ann = Ir,.l,.r u